Archive for October, 2014

Hi, how are you today? 🙂 Can you imagine yourself carrying tons and tons of luggage when signing off from a ship? It’s the norm for us seafarers, isn’t it? I know that after your tour of duty, you will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

I learned how to travel light from lightweight backpacking, then found it was just as useful to keep it light on trips overseas or driving across the country. The last time my wife and I went to Ecuador, I had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Ed Koch, the former Mayor of New York City, would often begin his press conferences with, “So, how am I doing?” He was known for his willingness to consistently seek feedback from his constituency. Constant feedback is critical to your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Can Mistakes Be Good For Your Business? Hopefully you make a mistake now and again, because failure can actually be good for you and your business. If you haven’t made any mistakes for a while, you may be playing it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

A little boy was digging for fishing bait in the garden with his father. He uncovered a creature with many legs and proudly held it up for his father to see. “No, son, he won’t work for bait,” his father […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…